Prosperity gap in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Prosperity gap was 2.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Dominican Republic, 1986–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, prosperity gap in Dominican Republic stood at 2.09. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.18 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.8 | — |
| 1989 | 6.18 | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 4.8 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.67 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.88 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 4.43 | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 4.99 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.59 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 4.57 | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 4.16 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 4.23 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.13 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.87 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.78 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.67 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.68 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.53 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.27 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 3.04 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.95 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.78 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.48 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.46 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.37 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.09 | -11.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.09 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.65, 79% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +62.5% | 3.8 | 6.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.99 | 3.8 | 6.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.69 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 3.87 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 | 2.42 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 | 2.09 | 2.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Dominican Republic?
- Prosperity gap in Dominican Republic was 2.09 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 in 1989.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for prosperity gap?
- Dominican Republic ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.